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Kunigunde of Sternberg ( Czech: Kunhuta ze Šternberka; 18 November 1425, Konopiště – 19 November 1449, Poděbrady) was the first wife of George of Poděbrady, who later became King of Bohemia.
Kunigunde of Sternberg was the first wife of George of Poděbrady, who later became King of Bohemia. Career. Kunigunde"s parents were the Bohemian nobles Smil of Sternberg († 1431) and Barbara of Pardubice († 1433). This marriage produced three sons: Boček (1442–1496) Victor (1443–1500) and. Henry the Elder (1448–1498)
Kunigunde, Kunigunda, or Cunigunde, is a European female name of German origin derived from "kuni" (clan, family) and "gund" (war). In Polish this is sometimes Kunegunda or Kinga. People with such names include: Kunigunde of Rapperswil (c. early 4th century), Christian saint; Cunigunda of Laon, wife of Bernard of Italy (797–818)
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Early life
Kunigunde was born in Wiener Neustadt, the fourth of five children to Emperor Frederick III and his wife Eleanor, daughter of King Edward of Portugal. However, only she and her elder brother Maximilian survived to adulthood.[better source needed]Frederick blamed her mother for the deaths of her older siblings, saying that she had fed them too much Portuguese sweet food. When Kunigunde fell ill, Frederick rushed into the women's quarter, took the baby from the cradle and moved her to his own b...
Duchess of Bavaria-Munich
In Innsbruck Kunigunde met Duke George's cousin, Albert IV, then ruler of Bavaria-Munich and about 18 years her senior, who she married on 2 January 1487. Her father had initially given his consent, however, when Albert's forces occupied the Imperial City of Regensburg, he changed his mind. The couple wed at the Innsbruck Hofburg residence, against the will of Kunigunde's father. Her brother Maximilian mediated between her and Emperor Frederick; he was able to prevent an imperial ban. Kunigun...
Dowager Duchess
Kunigunde was very pious and able to exert influence on her brother on religious matters. In 1509, relying on the influence of Kunigunde, and the Cologne Dominicans, the anti-Jewish agitator Johannes Pfefferkorn was authorized by Maximilian to confiscate all offending Jewish books (including prayer books), except the Bible. The confiscations happened in Frankfurt, Bingen, Mainz and other German cities. Responding to the order, the archbishop of Mainz, the city council of Frankfurt and various...
With Duke Albert IV of Bavaria, Kunigunde had seven children: 1. Sidonie (1 May 1488 – 27 March 1505). Betrothed to Louis V, Elector Palatine, she died before the wedding took place. 2. Sibylle (16 June 1489 – 18 April 1519), married in 1511 to Louis V, Elector Palatine. 3. Sabina (24 April 1492 – 30 April 1564), married in 1511 to Duke Ulrich I of...
(in English) Women in power(in German) Cloister of Püttrich(in German) Biography[permanent dead link](in German) Article in the Biographische Lexikon des Kaiserthums ÖsterreichKunigunde was born in 1422. Kunigunde Šternberk ... She passed away in 1449. Sources . ↑ Medieval Lands - Bohemia; Kunhuta_ze_%C5%A0ternberka - Kunigunde of Sternberg; Travis Wagner, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others. More Genealogy Tools
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